Select the correct answer. which epic characteristic is used in this excerpt from the iliad by homer? then thus the king: “shall i my prize resign with tame content, and thou possess'd of thine? great as thou art, and like a god in fight, think not to rob me of a soldier's right. at thy demand shall i restore the maid? first let the just equivalent be paid; such as a king might ask; and let it be a treasure worthy her, and worthy me. a. epic simile b. epithet c. starting in medias res d. invocation to the muse